Welcome back. Last month, in the inaugural blog of this series on women in North Carolina, NC Women: Edenton Tea Party, we learned about Penelope Barker and the women of Edenton during the Revolutionary War. The first recorded civil disobedience of women in the new world, right here in our backyard. We have seen that … Continue reading NC Women: Harriet Jacobs and slave women
Documentaries
When All God’s Children Get Together
In case you live under a rock and have no idea, February is African American History Month. It became an official celebration in 1976, but started as an awareness week in 1926. The purpose of the celebration is to honor African American history and achievement. Pretty straight forward, right? Well many of these types of … Continue reading When All God’s Children Get Together
Human Rights – From “Conception” to “Realization”
Hey y’all, this is Savannah from the Macon County Public Library. You heard about several holidays in the last blog but for this blog, we are going to talk about human rights and Human Rights Day which was on December 10. Now, as a semi-trained history geek, my “historian” mind went all over the place … Continue reading Human Rights – From “Conception” to “Realization”
A Month of Multicultural Celebrations
There are so very many holidays and celebrations in December. In our neck of the woods some of them are very well know, Christmas and Hanukkah immediately come to mind. While some are becoming more widely recognized, like Kwanzaa and Yule. Let's do a little armchair adventuring and look at some holiday traditions from across … Continue reading A Month of Multicultural Celebrations
November is Native American Heritage Month – Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Sign Dedication
Kristina Moe here at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin, writing my first blog. Yes, I’ve been here nearly 12 years without contributing, but last month I was finally convinced to write something. Here goes. Most days I love my view from the Reference Desk- when I started writing this there was a glorious … Continue reading November is Native American Heritage Month – Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Sign Dedication
Documentaries: Truly Stranger Than Fiction?
Benjamin Baruch Woody I have often heard the phrase "Truth is stranger than Fiction." I have never found this to be true. The world is a truly fascinating, ever shifting, and diverse place, but it isn't nearly as strange as a desert world with huge sandworms that a messiah figure rides into battle. Fiction can … Continue reading Documentaries: Truly Stranger Than Fiction?
Shelf Life in the Mountains 